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Egypt vs European Union EU

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Egypt European Union EU

Egypt is a country located in Northern Africa with an area of 1,010,407 km2 (land boundries: 2,612 km and costline 2,450 km). The capital of Egypt is Cairo. The number of inhabitants is 101,576,517.

Egypt has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The EAF's inventory is comprised of a mix of domestically produced, imported Soviet-era, and more modern, particularly Western, weapons systems. The leading suppliers of military hardware to Egypt are France, Russia, and the United States.

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The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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6 billion $
300.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
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Manpower

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Active personnel

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438,500
1,298,969

Reserve personnel

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479,000
1,750,132

Available for military

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41,157,220
95,200,088

Land Forces

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Tanks

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3,789
4,278
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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8,699
30,594
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Total artillery

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4,328
6,219
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Self-propelled artillery

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889
1,864
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Rocket artillery

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1,250
682

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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1,103
5,392
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Fighter

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44
416
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Multirole

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278
946
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Attack

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121
111
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Helicopters

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310
2,330
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UCAV (combat drone)

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32
61

Navy

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Total naval

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193
1,385
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Aircraft carriers

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2
7
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Destroyers

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0
17
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Frigates

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14
78
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Corvettes

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7
23
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Submarines

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8
48

Nuclear weapons

Egypt

Does not have nuclear weapons.

European Union EU

Data not available

Military service

Egypt

18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation - 18-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; voluntary enlistment possible from age 16.

European Union EU

Data not available